Health Officer (Temporary Appointment), NOB; Cox's Bazar, (Only for Bangladeshi)
Cox's Bazaar
- Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
- Location: Cox's Bazaar
- Grade: Junior level - NO-B, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position
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Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Emergency Programme
- Closing Date: Closed
Purpose for the job: The Health Officer reports to the Chief of Health/Nutrition/CSD or Health Specialist for supervision. The Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the Health Program within the Country Program from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative program tasks to facilitate program development, implementation, program progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting of results.
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose for the job: The Health Officer reports to the Chief of Health/Nutrition/CSD or Health Specialist for supervision. The Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the Health Program within the Country Program from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative program tasks to facilitate program development, implementation, program progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting of results.
Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks |
Summary of key functions/accountabilities: 1. Support to program development and planning 2. Program management, monitoring and delivery of results 3. Technical and operational support to program implementation 4. Networking and partnership building 5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building |
1. Support to program development and planning
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2. Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
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3. Technical and operational support to program implementation
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4. Networking and partnership building
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5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
· Participate as resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders. |
Education: |
A University Degree in public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology or other health related sciences is required. |
Experience: |
A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in public health/nutrition planning and management and/or in relevant areas of maternal and neonatal health care, health emergency/humanitarian preparedness, at the international level and/or in a developing country is required. Experience in health/nutrition program/project development in UN system agency or organization is an asset. |
Language Requirements: |
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset |
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all Bangladeshi nationals, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.
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